Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-07-30
TIE OLD KICKER.

down in the street car Monday morn
ing. with his arm In a sling, and a
strip OF court plaster from his nose,
across his cheek, and around behind
his ear.
'fThat was a horse. trotter," said
the kicker. as he smiled until the
"trip Of court plaster called the smile
off THAT horse is going to be a
world heater. He trotted so fast yes
terday that / thought he was running
away. and l pulled him iEto the Tense.
and got hurt A max who saw him go
said he was trotting as square as a
horse ever trotted, and was fool 10
run him in the fence"
''But what were all the things you
had on his legs? could't hardly see
the color of the horse for straps and
things you had tied on to him." said
the drummer.
@Wcll, that is what bothers me. I"
said the kicker. "You see, when ] got
the horse month ago. didn't have
a thing in the barn but harness, and
a buggy. but every time / talked with
any horse-man he suggested that use
some kind of a boot or a bandage. or
something. or would ruin the horse if
! ever let him trot and every harness
shop | visited they would show me new
tangled things TO put on horses legs,
for one thing. and an other, and /
bought everything that anybody told
me to. and the result is my barn is full
of them. Yesterday put them all on
the horse. and went out on the road,
and must say that the horse created a
sensation. / had interfering straps
on every ankle, and quarter boots, and
toe weights, and knee boots. and red
flannel bandages from the ankle to the
knee on every leg, and suspenders to
hold the fore legs and give knee ac-
ton. and strap over his rump hitched
TO the shafts. so he couldn't kick. and
hand pieces on the lines. You noticed
that my wife was not with me, but
when she came out and saw the horse
with all the things on. she said she
would not desecrate the Sabbath by
riding after such harness shop adyer-
iisement Well. l didn't blame her.
but / had picnic until / run in the
fence. l passed everything. First /
tackled a buss load Of beer jerkers, go
ing out for drunk, and passed the buss
as though II was standing still. Then
/ paralyzed hack load Of tourists who
were taking in the sights. and more
than forty buggy loads. and everybody
laughed 10 see me fairly fly. Then a
gambler came along with PAGER, and
il was nip and tuck for half mile.
but beat him. and then it occurred
to me that my horse was running away,
and pulled him into the fence and
bushes. Well. you never saw such a
crash. went clean over the horse,
scraping my stomach on the saddle
and hook where the check rein is fas-
tened. and tore of every button on my
clothes. and landed across the board
fence. my head hanging on one side
and my feet on the other When the
crowd had passed came along they
thought | was dead, and they picked
me of the fence and laid me out in the
road. The beer jerkers in the buss
poured beer in my face. and I came
too. and horse doctor set my shout
der. After got so / could breathe,
everybody laughed, and then they be-
gan to pay attention TO the horse.
browsing on the bushes. Do you know,
that horse acted rs though running in
the fence was part of the business?
Kind hands removed the boots and toe
weights. and interfering straps and
bandages, and put them in the buggy.
and they filled the box of the buggy
full 1t cost me seven dollars to get
myself and the wreck home, besides !
will have TO pay the veterinary sur
geon for setting my shoulder
That's the queerest case ever heard
Of" said the drummer, turning to the
floor walker, who sat next to him.
.'What case?" asked the floor walker.
"Why, this old man. Ever since he
got on the car his lips have been mov-
ing. and his face looks as though he
was talking, but not a sound has
escaped his lips. Not a word has he
uttered that could DO understood. May
DO he has lost his voice. II so, il is a
great loss. l say, old gentleman. =
turning TO the old kicker ''did You
think you wero talking all this timer
/ addressed YOU when You came, in
in regard 20 the weather, and for quite
while you have seemed to be saying
something, but none of us have been
able TO make out word. You thought
You were talking. didn't youP"
"Naw," said the old kicker who
began TO tumble to the game the pas
sengers were making of him. II have
not said anything since / got in the
car. 1 have been thinking all the
timc, about that truly good man Harper.
of Cincinnati, who has robbed so many
people by his wheat deal. and he
winked at the dressmaker opposite.
His lips continue to move, though
he speaks not said the drummer.
What should You say was the cause of
Il. Doc, asked the drummer of dem
list, who sat near
"Without diagnosing the case care
fully, aud noting all Of the symptoms. "
said the doctor, pulling pair of for